Harness



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ON. HARNESS,

No. 514,092. Patented Feb. 6, 1894.

ATENT ries.

LEE MIDDLETON, OF OLARKSVILLE, MISSOURI.

HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,092, dated February6, 1894. Application filed March 20, 1893. Renewed December 26. 1893-rin N N model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE MIDDLETON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Olarksville, 1n the county of Pike and State of Mis-SOllI'l, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlow-Harness; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a harness for plowsor other like heavy drafts which will possess the required strength anddurability, that can be readily adgusted to the animal and have manyadvantages in the details of construction over the class of harnessheretofore in use for similar purposes.

The invention consists in a harness constructed substantially as shownin the drawlugs and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents aview showing a horse with myimproved harness placed. thereon; Fig. 2 a detail plan view on anenlarged scale of a portion of the harness whlch embodies my invention;Fig. 3 a sec-. tional elevation through the coupling; Fig. 4. a detailview in perspectiveof one of the buckles. I

In the accompanying drawings A represents the coupling having the doublelongitudinal slots at to receive the strap b of the back band B and alsothe end of the bellyband C, as shown in Fig. 1, said back-band andbelly-band being of anyof the usual forms or of any suitableconstruction found most desirable.

To the coupling A are connected the ends of two straps D E, the formerconnecting in any suitable manner with the hame F and the latter withthe tug-strap G.

The coupling A has at one end suitable eyes 0 and between the eyes islocated the looped end (1 of the strap D, a pin e extending through theeyes and loop to secure the strap to the coupling. The opposite end ofthe coupling'A is formed with a channeled head f to .receive the tongueH upon the end of the strap E, said tongue being pivotally connected tothe coupling by means of the pin 9 or by any well known pivotalconnection found most preferable. The tongue H is formed with eyes h toreceive a pin 2' for connecting the looped end of the strap E. The strapD is provided with a suitable buckle I and the strap E with a similarbuckle K which are of substantially the same construction. These bucklesconsist of a rectangular section or frame Z having curved looped ends mn for the reception of the straps, and between the ends a projecting pinor stud o to engage with one of the holes in the straps, andlongitudinal slots 19 to connect thereto a clamping section 1". To oneof these clamping sections which may be of any suitable construction, isattached one end of the tug-strap as clearly shown in the drawings.

The employment of the couplingA enables the proper and convenientadjustment of the back-band, while the distance between the hame andback-band can be varied as circumstances require by lengthening thestrap D through the medium of the buckle I.

The buckle K and strap E enable the tugstrap to be shortened orlengthened from back-bandto singletree, the strap E forming in realityan extension to the tug-strap whereby it is lengthened or shortened asabove described.

The buckles may be of any well known construction that will en able thelengthening and shortening of the straps to which they are connected,and many changes or modifications may be made in the details ofconstruction that would come within the scope of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is=

1. In a harness, a coupling device for the traces, comprising aslottedbody-portion having means for attaching a strap at one end and channeledat the opposite end, a tongue pivoted thereto, and means for attaching astrap to the tongue, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A plow or other heavy draft harness,-con-= sisting of a coupling forconnecting the backband with the belly-band having double lon- ICQgitudinal slots and channeled head, a tongue pivotally connected to thehead and provided with a strap and buckle for attachment to thetug-strap, and a strap and buckle connected 5 to the opposite end of thecoupling and adapted for attachment to the heme, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my nameinthe presence of two witnesses.

LEE MIDDLETON. Witnesses:

T. S. MCQUEEN, O. L. CARROLL.

